Houston Chapter

Native Plant Society of Texas
Houston Chapter
P.O. Box 131254 Houston, Texas 77219-1254

January, February, March 2010 Events Calendar

2009 Wildscapes Workshop (past) Registration Form- look for new flyer soon, Sept. 11, 2010

Green Home & Garden Workshop Registration Form -Feb. 20, 2010

Volunteer Opportunities and Information

Contacts	(Click Here for a Full List of Contacts)
Meeting Information	February Chapter Meeting at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center Flora & Challenges of the Big Thicket By Paula Rivers Thursday, February 18, Meet at 7:00 pm, Program at 7:30 pm We’ll have light refreshments and doorprizes, bring plants for identification. Coastal Prairie Growers Handbook 24227877-Coastal-Prairie-Plant-Growers-Handbook[1].pdf Houston Chapter Native Plant Society Meetings 2010 *Please Join Us!* January 16 NPSOT Quarterly Board Meeting in Fredericksburg www.npsot.org January 21 Plant Propagation Workshop- Bayland Bayland Community Center Map.rtf February 18 Paula Rivers, National Park Service: Plants of the Big Thicket February 23 Board Meeting at Bayland Community Center March 18 Mike Lange, USFWS: Columbia Bottomlands Sun. Mar. 21 Field Trip to Memorial Park Sun. Apr. 11 Field Trip to Mound Rd April 15 Katy Emde: The Asteraceae Family (Earth Day Celebration) April 17 Quarterly Board Meeting in Denton www.npsot.org Sun. Apr. 25 Field Trip to Russ Pitman Park in Bellaire May 20 To be Announced June 17 To be Announced July 15 Brandt Mannchen: Trails of the North Houston Area, including the Lone Star Hiking Trail July 17 NPSOT Quarterly Board Meeting in Fredericksburg www.npsot.org August 19 To be Announced Tuesday, Aug. 24 NPSOT-Houston Board Mtg. at Bayland Community Center September 16 To be Announced Saturday, September 11 Wildscapes Workshop & Native Plant Sale Tuesday, Oct. 26 NPSOT- Houston Board Mtg. at Bayland Community Center, Wildscapes Review October 8-11 NPSOT Fall Symposium in Denton, www.npsot.org October 21 To be Announced November 18 Annual Social and Seed & Plant Swap & Awards December 16 Annual Holiday Dinner Note: the old Houston@npsot.org address does not work. Visitors Welcome at all Meetings and Field trips! Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2009) Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2008) Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2007) Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2006) Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2005) Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2004) Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2003) Native Plant Society Booths: We need help with our display boards and booths. If you are interested in an event, we will confirm that we are approved for the event. We have information pages and coloring pages. Contact Dknowlespe at aol.com or call 281-558-3710 if you could take a booth. This is a great way to get volunteer hours! Sat., Feb. 6 Texas Parks & Wildlife – Managing Your Land for Wildlife Fri. Feb. 12 Houston Home & Garden Market at Reliant Center- if approved Sat., Feb. 20 Green Home & Garden Workshop at Bear Creek Sat., Feb. 20 Cypress Creek United Civic Associations Annual Seminar and Trade Show www.ccuca.org Sat., Feb. 27 Sea Center TX Nature Day- confirmed- need a volunteer Fri., Sat., Sun., Mar. 5, 6 & 7 Azalea Trail- if approved Sat., Mar. 6 Jesse Jones Park & Nature Center – NatureFest Fri., & Sat., Mar. 12 & 13 HMNS Rienzi Spring House & Garden Days- Martha Burg Fri., & Sat., Mar. 26 & 27 8 am – 4 pm Mercer March Mart Sat., Mar. 27 Trashbash Sat., April. 3 Discovery Green Earth Day Sat., April 10. Woodlands Earth Day – if approved Sat., April 24 Scout Fair at Reliant Center
Fieldtrips	Field Trip Schedule- Three field trips are scheduled In Spring and Fall. PLEASE NOTE NEW MEETING LOCATION! Due to overcrowded parking at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, 4501 Woodway, we will meet in the parking lot 0.4 mile east of the Arboretum. After leaving the Arboretum and heading east, take a right at the split in the road just before the light and then immediately another right into the parking lot. Please wear appropriate footwear for walking through wet or dry fields, bring drinking water, bug spray, and a packed lunch. Field trips normally end after the picnic lunch. If the weather is drizzling rain, we proceed, but if it is a gully-washer, we still gather at the Arboretum and then cancel. We meet at the Arboretum between 8 and 8:30 AM, and depart promptly at 8:30 AM. Please contact Paul Roling for any additional inquiries: 281-353-7413 or PRoling at att.net. If you want to be added to the NPSOT field trip e-mail list, send an e-mail to PRoling at att.net requesting to be added to the list. E-mail reminders are sent out about a week before each trip. Sunday, March 21: Memorial Park. We have been meeting at the park for years but have not taken advantage of the beautiful flora that it contains. So our first field trip will be in the 1466 acre Memorial Park, where many trails lead to meadows, dense forests, and deep ravines with a large variety of vascular plant species. Sunday, April 11: Mound Road. We had such a good time, in spite of the weather, last Fall that we are going back to see the Spring flowers along Mound Road. About 37 miles northwest of the Arboretum, the deep sand ditches and meadows along Mound Road come alive with many wildflower species, some are quite rare for our area. Sunday, April 25: Russ Pitman Park. Russ Pitman Park covers 4 acres in the city of Bellaire. Hiking trails meander throughout the park, which has many mature trees with flowerbeds and much greenery between. If you want to be added to the NPSOT field trip e-mail list, send an e-mail to PRoling at att.net requesting to be added to the list. E-mail reminders are sent out about a week before each trip. Houston Audubon Field trips: www.houstonaudubon.org Outdoor Nature Club Field Trips: www.outdoornatureclub.org Houston Birding, Butterflying and Dragonflying Website: http://www.gallerianaturalist.com/index.php
On-Going Projects	Plant rescues - save native plants in path of development. Outdoor Learning Centers - assisting local schools in developing wildlife habitat and outdoor learning centers for children. Field trips - observe, enjoy, and learn about native plants in their natural habitat Speaker's Bureau - Houston Hardy Natives Creating Wildlife Habitat Texas Wildflowers Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies, More! Click Here for Information
Community Activities	HOUSTON & HARRIS COUNTY Area Activities Local Websites and Links NPSOT - State Events State Events: Fall Symposium in October, Quarterly Board Meetings

Click Here for a PDF of Native Plant Information Pages

1. Sources of Native Plants in the Houston Area

2. Native Host Plants for Southeast Texas Butterflies

3. Native Vines for the Houston Area

4. Native Plants for Erosion Control

5. Native Plants that Provide a Food Source for Hummingbirds

6. Beware: There may be Invasive Plants in your Backyard

7. Invasive Questions and Answers

8. Top 100 Native Plants for Harris County and Adjacent Areas

9. Drought Tolerant Native Plants

10. Native Grasses for Your Landscape

11. Native Trees

12. Native Shrubs

13. Trees that Attract Birds

14. Native Plants for Shady Areas

15. Native Plants that Provide Food, Shelter and Nesting for Birds

16. Native Groundcovers

17. Native Plant Society of Texas Membership Form

18. Benefits of Naturescaping

19. Natives Instead of Common Exotics (NICE) Bird & Butterfly Habitat Plants- Trees & Shrubs

20. Landscapers who will use Native Plants in their Landscape Designs

21. Benefits of Using Native Plants

22. Native Plants for Rain Gardens

24. Fall Field Trips

25. 2009 Native Plant Society of Texas- Houston Chapter meetings